Staffing policies and human resources management in electricity industry in Peninsular Malaysia : the development of Malay engineers, 1949-1990
Towards the second half of twentieth century, the electricity industry in Peninsular Malaysia was gathered in single, nationalized company. The governance structuring strategy to redevelop electricity supply facilities involved every state and the consumer sector that were heavily affected b...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Institution: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Towards the second half of twentieth century, the electricity industry
in Peninsular Malaysia was gathered in single, nationalized company.
The governance structuring strategy to redevelop electricity supply
facilities involved every state and the consumer sector that were
heavily affected by the Japanese Occupation during World War II
causing the need for the expert staff in electrical engineering to be
vital. Due to the lack of professional electrical engineers, priority
was given to development of human resources involving local staff.
This situation then gave opportunity to Malays, to participating in
the electricity industry. Up to the early 1940s, Malay participation
was limited due to the staff hiring policies of the British, which
prioritised expatriates. This article aims to study the human resources
management and growth of Malay engineers in the electricity supply
services in Peninsular Malaysia from 1949 to 1990. The following
discussion uses archival and library research, analysing various
primary and secondary sources such as the Colonial Office files, the
Annual Reports of the Central Electricity Board (1949-1964), Annual
Report National Electricity Board (1965-1990), ministry files, books,
and articles. The findings show that the functions and roles played
by Malay engineers in electricity supply services grew throughout
the 1960s with their success in executive roles, including an increase
in the number of those appointed as senior engineers to oversee
administrative affairs and development projects. |
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